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Rhizen Pharmaceuticals receives USFDA approval for Tenalisib (RP6530)

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Rhizen  Pharmaceuticals S.A., an nounced  that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) has granted orphan - drug designation for  the active moiety of Tenalisib  (RP6530),  the Company’s  highly selective and orally active  dual PI3K delta/gamma  inhibitor, for treatment of  peripheral T - cell l ymphoma  (PTCL).

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“We are pleased to receive US FDA orphan - drug designation for  the active moiety of  Tenalisib (RP6530),  our  Company’s  highly selective and  orally active  dual PI3K  delta/gamma inhibitor,  and we look forward to advancing the drug into further  develop ment for treatment of  peripheral T - cell l ymphoma ( PTCL),” said Swaroop  Vakkalanka, Ph.D., Founder & President of Rhizen Pharmaceuticals S.A.

 

Tenalisib ( RP6530 )  is a highly selective and orally active dual PI3K delta/gamma  inhibitor with efficient translation of activity through e nzyme, cell, and whole blood - based studies.  Besides inhibiting growth of immortalized cancerous cell lines and  primary patient leukemic/lymphoma cells, RP6530 plays a significant role in  modulation of tumor microenvironment at clinically achievable concen trations. In  preclinical studies, RP6530 reprograms macrophages from an immunosuppressive  M2 - like phenotype (pro - tumor) to an inflammatory M1 - like state (anti - tumor),  which can potentially enhance the ac tivity of checkpoint inhibitors or overcome  resistan ce to these drugs. Tenalisib obtained US FDA  Fast Track and Orphan - Drug  Designation s for  tr eatment of  peripheral T - cell lymphoma (PTCL).

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